Electrical Engineering & Electronics Design

I don't see anything similar on the open market, checked the leaders like Amberella, HiSilicon, TI. Most cameras like this use custom silicon with an embedded ARM, and hardware h.264 encoding. It's very competitive market, so most are also from Asian, largely Chinese semiconductor companies that may not offer product on the open market. That is why many people think they are insecure, it's almost impossible to tell what back doors might be inside with so little information.

Thanks Mike.

I jumped to the conclusion it was ARM when I saw the 12Mhz crystal but could not be certain without serial or manufacturer numbers. I know the M3 cortex uses the 12Mhz crystal but I do not know enough about image processing to make any kind of definitive conclusion. I know these are not 1080p as stated and don't even think they are 720p. I would expect a bigger processor for HD. I have not spent much time on this at all. I was wondering if I could grab anything from the serial on boot up.